Tag-holder



' (No Model.)

G. H. SCHARF.

TAG HOLDER.

N0. 303,381. Patented Aug. 12, 1884.

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GREGORY H. SCHARF, OF rrOLEDO, OHIO.

TAG-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 303,381, dated Augustl2, 188e.

Application filed May 15. 1884. (No model.) I

ledo, -in the county of Lucas and State of Ohio,

have invented a new and useful Tag-Holder,

.of which the following is a specication, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings.

This invention relates to tag-holders; and it has for its object toprovide a device of this character which will be simple in itsconstruction, convenient in its application, and elieient in use.

A further object of the invention is io provide a shield for the pointof the hook, so as to allow a better hold on the goods and prevent saidhook from catching in the folds of goods when rolled up. Afurther objectis to provide a clamping action for the frame of the tag-holder thatwill insure the hooked pin catching in the goods, the goods beingclamped between the frame and the hooked pin; and a still further objectofthe invention is to provide an improved form of loop for theattachment of the tag, said loop being of such a character as to suspendthe tag away from the goods in a convenient place, so as to be read ilyseen.

With these and other objects in view the said invention consists incertain details of construction and combination of parts,as here inafterset forth, and particularly pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of aportion ofgoods illustrating the application of my improved tag holder.Fig. 2 is a detail perspective view of the tag-holder. Fig. 3 is alongitudinal section of the same.

Like letters refer to corresponding parts in the several gures.

Referring to the drawings, A designates my improvedtag-holder,constructed of one piece of wire, and bent by suitable meansinto the form shown in the drawings and hereinafter fully described. Thesaid tag-holder comprises a rectangular frame, B, formed at its lowerend with an approximately-V-shaped bend, C, one end of the wire formingone of the sides, D, of the frame B being bent or clamped around theother side, E, as shown at F, and in this manner the frame isv given aclamping action and is strengthened, and the end F, being bent aroundand turned inward, will not catch in the goods, as in the present formot' tag-holder. The other end of the wire, forming the other side, E, ofthe frame, extends upwardly, andv is bent in the shape shown to form aiigure8-shaped loop, H, in a plane at right angles to the frame B. Theupper coil, a, ot' the loop receives the tag l, and thus the latter issuspended away from the goods and out ol" contact therewith. The wire,afterlforming the loop H, extends downwardly from the terminus of thesame, over the upper end of the frame, and through the same, and forms apin, G, the end of vwhich is provided with an inwardly-extending hook orpoint, J bent at an angle of forty-live degrees to the body of the pin,the end of said hook resting against the flattened inner face of theVshaped bend of theframe. l

It will be seen that the hooked pin G ex tends downwardlyparall el withthe sides ofthe frame, and partly outside of and between the same, saidhooked pin being longer than the frame, and as the hook J extends inwardfrom the end of the pin it will rest against the in ner face of theV-shaped bend, and thus provide a shield for the hook, and enable thesame to have a better hold onto the goods.

The operation of my invention will be readily understood from theforegoing description, taken in connection with the annexed drawings.

In applying the tag-holder to t-he goods, the coil or loop k of the-shaped loop His pressed downward or outward by the thumb or linger,

so as to withdraw the hook J from the shield,L

when the holder may be slipped-in place over the goods, the said goodsbeing clamped between the frame and the hooked pin, as shown, thepressure on the coil 7c being then released, an d the tag-holder assumesits proper position, the hook J passing through the cloth or goods andresting at its end against the inner face of the V-shaped bend. Inwithdrawing the tagholder, pressure is applied similarly to the coil orloop k, so as to disengage the hook from the cloth or goods, when theholder may be slipped oft' and applied again as desired.

It will be seen that the pressure on the coil or loop 7c provides asimple means for withdrawing and applying the tag-holder, and as IOO 'possesses numerous disadvantages.

thetag is attached to the other coil, a, of the -shaped loop said tagwill not interfere with the application of the holder to the goods. TheV-shaped bend at the lower end of the frame provides a shield for thepoint of the hook J, and as the bend presses against the goods adjacentto the hook the latter will have aiirmerY hold, while the end of thehook will not catch in the goods when the latter is rolled up. Theclampingaction of the frame, in connection with the -shaped loop,enablesthe hook to automatically catch in the goods as soon as theholder is in proper position, the cloth being held between the hookedpin and the frame.

It will also be seen that the igure8shaped loop provides means forattaching the tag away from the goods and out of contact therewith, onecoil of the loop being arranged to be operated in applying thetag-holder.` Other advantages of my invention will be apparent;

but it will not be necessary to further recite pensive to manufacture,convenient in its application, and efficient in use.

In order to define the nature, advantages,

and scope of the present invention, I wouldl have it understood that Iam aware of the patent of Ten Eyck, No.'101,680, and do not claim theconstruction therein shown, as it does not attain the object of thepresent invention, and

come these defects I provide a iigure-8-shaped loop,the outer coil ofwhich receives the tag,

To overso as to suspend the same away from the goods; and, furthermore,the wire forming one of the sides of the frame is clamped around theother side, so as to provide suiicien spring force for the holder.Another important feature of my tag-holder is the V-shaped bend at thelower end of the frame, serving to press'the goods against the hookedpin, and also form a.

shield for the point, which extends at an acute angle to the body of thepin.

Having described my invention, I claimframe, downwardly parallel withthe sides,

and beyond the lower end of the same,the hook ofthe pin extendinginwardly from the end thereof atan acute angle thereto, and having itspoint resting against the inner face of the bend, as set forth. l

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in 6r presence of two witnesses.

GREGORY I-I. SCHARF. VWitnesses:

HECTOR L. DE. SHETLER, Jos. E. BoRGEss.

